Full Description
With more than 650 tips total, the Almanac is an indispensable reference that will help any bass angler improve his or her fishing success quickly and significantly. An easy-to-read reference and guide, the Almanac is loaded with detailed illustrations and photographs. And it's packed with tips and tidbits that the author has picked up over a lifetime of bass fishing. In it, Weiss examines all types of bass fishing, including: largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass biology; tips on reading maps and using sonar; habits of bass in natural lakes, man-made reservoirs, rivers, streams, and strip-mine pits; how weather affects bass; tips on selecting rods, reels, and lines; how to fish live and artificial baits, jigs, soft plastic lures, weedless spoons and jigging spoons; trolling tips that work.
Contents
Introduction Chapter 1 40 Insights About Largemouth Bass Biology Chapter 2 34 Insights About Smallmouth and Spotted Bass BiologyChapter 3 30 Tips for Reading Maps and Using Sonar Chapter 4 42 Facts About Bass Spawning Behavior Chapter 5 40 Habits of Bass That Live in Natural LakesChapter 6 48 Habits of Bass That Live in Man-made ReservoirsChapter 7 40 Habits of Bass That Live in Rivers and StreamsChapter 8 40 Habits of Bass in Farm Ponds and Strip-Mine PitsChapter 9 37 Ways That Water Chemistry and Temperature Influence Bass BehaviorChapter 10 30 Ways That Weather Influences Bass BehaviorChapter 11 43 Tackle Tips on Selecting Rods, Reels, and LinesChapter 12 35 Ways to Fish Live Baits Chapter 13 38 Methods for Fishing Crankbaits and Topwater LuresChapter 14 37 Tips for Fishing Spinnerbaits and BuzzbaitsChapter 15 38 Secrets to Effective Jig FishingChapter 16 50 Ways to Fish Soft Plastic LuresChapter 17 30 Methods for Fishing Weedless Spoons and Jigging SpoonsChapter 18 32 Trolling Tips NEW Chapter 19: 6 of the Best Kept Secrets in Bassdom Where is the best bass fishing in North America? Fasten your seat belt!OntarioManitobaQuebecGreat Lakes BassingGetting It All TogetherAngling Techniques that ScoreNEW Chapter 20: 5 tips about Eyes Fish biologists have scientific explanations for why eyes on lures draw more strikes from bass.The Baitfish ConnectionGive Your Lures a Paint JobIs Color the Key?Eyes on Other Lures NEW Chapter 21: 7 outlandish bass tacticsKissing, slamming, doing-the-bump, gardening, slip-corking, crashing and casting Judas plugs are zany yet highly effective ways to catch bass. NEW Chapter 22: 33 Tips on Building Your Own Private Bass Pond or Lake
